Home Alone: How much money did Macaulay Culkin earn for playing Kevin McCallister
Home Alone: How much money did Macaulay Culkin earn for playing Kevin McCallister – The actor’s salary during the two films of the “Home Alone” franchise was revealed.
By Megan Sauer
Christmas movies are streaming everywhere, without a doubt one of the most iconic movies and considered one of the favorites of almost every family is Home Alone, which many point out as the ideal classic to see during the month of December.
What is “My Poor Angel” about?
The film stars actor Macaulay Culkin who plays Kevin McCallister, the younger brother of the McCallister brothers, during Christmas Eve has an argument with several members of his family which causes his mother to send him to sleep in the attic.
Just one day before his Christmas vacation to Paris. But the family gets up late in the morning. They had to take the flight, so they forget Kevin at his house and he has to defend from two thieves who want to break in.
How much money did Macaulay Culkin earn on “Home Alone” and “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”?
For the first “Home Alone” movie, Macaulay Culkin had a salary of $110,000 dollars but for the second part the income was $4.5 million dollars. It should be noted that the actor was also given a portion of the box office proceeds, who at the time was only 11 years old.
Macaulay Culkin was born on August 26, 1980 and began his career at the age of four, but his rise to fame came when he appeared in the film Uncle Buck to the Rescue in 1989 and it is reported that his salary was $40,000.
On the other hand, Macaulay Culkin in 1994 starred in Ricky Ricón (Richie Rich), a film for which he received the amount of 8 million dollars. Culkin also appeared in the film My First Kiss (My Girl) alongside Anna Chlumsky, Dan Aykroyd and Jamie Lee Curtis.
In December 2023 , Macaulay Culkin received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which is considered one of the most important recognitions within the entertainment industry. Actress Catherine O’Hara, who played the character Kate McCallister, mother of Kevin McCallister in the film ‘Home Alone’, also appeared at the event. She gave an emotional speech on the occasion.
As if that were not enough, Culkin ended his speech with the iconic phrase ‘Merry Christmas, filthy animals!’ (Merry Christmas, filthy animal).
